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The Pelikan M320 Pearl is the perfect Valentine's Day gift! |
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The Omas 80th Anniversary LE Vintage Paragon (1931-2011) comes in Blue Royale, Senape, Pearl Grey, and Burkina while supplies last. |
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Violet is the new color addition to the the Pilot Custom 74 line. |
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Order your Pilot/Namiki Vanishing Point 2011 Limited Edition in Pink! |
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Order your Bexley Owners Club 2012 fountain pens! |
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We have the Pilot/Namiki matte black Vanishing Point fountain pen. |
Sailor
Saibi Togi Nib |
We always knew that
Sailor could make great nibs. They have proved it again by creating a point finer
than anything on the market today. In our view, making a great extra-extra-fine
nib is the premier challenge for nib makers, and always has been. |
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To the left above and below are the tips of three nibs. From left to right they are the Sailor Saibi Togi, the Sailor extra-fine and the Pelikan extra-fine nib tip as photographed through our microscope. The Saibi makes a line about one half the size of the standard extra-fine Sailor and about one quarter of the size of the Pelikan of the same name size. |
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The bottom of each nib is facing to the right. Notice
how, on the Saibi Togi, the tip is rounded on the top, minimizing the slope of
the nib. This gives the nib an extremely small cross stroke. A good reason for
this "back sloped" nib is durability. This shape offers both strength
and fineness. There is no way that a point this fine can feel as smooth as a broader
one. It is scratchy. |
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The tool above is provided with the Saibi nib in order to clean the extremely fine gap in this nib. This gap can catch paper fibers, especially if the nib is used with anything more than light pressure or on coarse papers. The tool itself is very delicate and easy to bend. |
For information on pricing and availability, please consult our Sailor Specialty Nibs Page |
E-mail: info@nibs.com Telephone: 323-655-2641   
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